Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?

Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization
massive carved stones about 11,000 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery.

clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com The name Gobekli Tepe means "belly hill" in Turkish. clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com Carved vulture with a scorpion. Some peoples have revered vultures for carrying the flesh of the dead to the heavens. clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com A carved fox in Gobekli Tepe. clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com Prehistoric masons built the ringed monuments atop one another and buried them forming a hill. clipped from www.smithsonianmag.com